In 67 NBA seasons, the Lakers have had 25 coaches. Five of those coaches won NBA titles: Phil Jackson got 5 of his NBA record 11 while coaching the Lakers, John Kundla also got 5 championships, all in the Minneapolis Lakers era, Pat Riley got 4 while coaching most of the Showtime years, Bill Sharman had the best streak in NBA history with 33 consecutive wins in the same season he won his championship and Paul Westhead won 1 title with a rookie named Magic Johnson and a center known as Kareem Abdul-Jabbar.

Here you have the details of coaches in Lakers history, with year-by-year records for the regular season and playoffs and titles won. You can also review the Lakers summary of coaches.

History of Lakers Coaches: Coaching Periods and Details Year-by-Year

Term

Coach

Season

Playoffs

Championships

1948-49 to 1956-57

John Kundla

380-240 (.613)

54-28

5 Titles

Detail: 1948-49

44-16 (.733)

8-2

Won NBA Finals

1949-50

51-17 (.750)

10-2

Won NBA Finals

1950-51

44-24 (.647)

3-4

Lost West Div Finals

1951-52

40-26 (.606)

9-4

Won Finals

1952-53

48-22 (.686)

9-3

Won NBA Finals

1953-54

46-26 (.639)

9-4

Won NBA Finals

1954-55

40-32 (.556)

3-4

Lost West Div Finals

1955-56

33-39 (.458)

1-2

Lost West Div Semis

1956-57

34-38 (.472)

2-3

Lost West Div Finals

1957-58

George Mikan

9-30 (.231)

-

0 titles

Detail: 1957-58

9-30 (.231)

-

(Replaced after 39 games of 1957-58 Season)

1957-58 to 1958-59

John Kundla

43-62 (.410)

6-7

0 titles

Detail: 1957-58

10-23 (.303)

-

DNQ

(Coached the final 33 games of the 1957-58 Season)

1958-59

33-39 (.458)

6-7

Lost NBA Finals

1959-60

John Castellani

11-25 (.306)

-

0 titles

Detail: 1959-60

11-25 (.306)

-

-

(Replaced after 36 games of 1959-60 Season)

1959-60

Jim Pollard

14-25 (.359)

5-4

0 titles

Detail: 1959-60

14-25 (.359)

5-4

Lost West Div Finals

(Interim Head Coach for the final 39 games of 1959-60 Season)

1960-61 to 1966-67

Fred Schaus

315-245 (.563)

33-38

0 titles

Detail: 1960-61

36-43 (.456)

6-6

Lost West Div Finals

1961-62

54-26 (.675)

7-6

Lost NBA Finals

1962-63

53-27 (.662)

6-7

Lost NBA Finals

1963-64

42-38 (.525)

2-3

Lost West Div Semis

1964-65

49-31 (.613)

5-6

Lost NBA Finals

1965-66

45-35 (.562)

7-7

Lost NBA Finals

1966-67

36-45 (.444)

0-3

Lost West Div Semis

1967-68 to 1968-69

Bill Van Breda Kolff

107-57 (.652)

21-12

0 titles

Detail: 1967-68

52-30 (.634)

10-5

Lost NBA Finals

1968-69

55-27 (.671)

11-7

Lost NBA Finals

Term

Coach

Season

Playoffs

Championships

1969-70 to 1970-71

Joe Mullaney

94-70 (.573)

16-14

0 titles

Detail: 1969-70

46-36 (.561)

11-7

Lost NBA Finals

1970-71

48-34 (.585)

5-7

Lost West Conf Finals

1971-72 to 1975-76

Bill Sharman

246-164 (.600)

22-15

1 Title

Detail: 1971-72

69-13 (.841)

12-3

Won NBA Finals

1972-73

60-22 (.732)

9-8

Lost NBA Finals

1973-74

47-35 (.573)

1-4

Lost West Conf Semis

1974-75

30-52 (.366)

-

DNQ

1975-76

40-42 (.488)

-

DNQ

1976-77 to 1978-79

Jerry West

145-101 (.589)

8-14

0 titles

Detail: 1976-77

53-29 (.646)

4-7

Lost West Conf Finals

1977-78

45-37 (.549)

1-2

Lost West Conf 1st Rd

1978-79

47-35 (.573)

3-5

Lost West Conf Semis

1979-80

Jack McKinney

9-4 (.692)

-

0 titles

Detail: 1979-80

9-4

(Replaced after 13 games in 1979-80 Season)

1979-80 to 1981-82

Paul Westhead

112-50 (.691)

13-6

1 Title

Detail: 1979-80

51-18 (.739)

12-4

Won NBA Finals

(Coached the final 69 games of the 1979-80 Season)

1980-81

54-28 (.659)

1-2

Lost West Conf 1st Rd

1981-82

7-4 (.636)

-

-

(Replaced after 11 games in 1981-82 Season)

1981-82 to 1989-90

Pat Riley

533-194 (.733)

102-49

4 Titles

Detail: 1981-82

50-21 (.704)

12-2

Won NBA Finals

1982-83

58-24 (.707)

8-7

Lost NBA Finals

1983-84

54-28 (.659)

14-7

Lost NBA Finals

1984-85

62-20 (.756)

15-4

Won NBA Finals

1985-86

62-20 (.756)

8-6

Lost West Conf Finals

1986-87

65-17 (.793)

15-3

Won NBA Finals

1987-88

62-20 (.756)

15-9

Won NBA Finals

1988-89

57-25 (.695)

11-4

Lost NBA Finals

1989-90

63-19 (.768)

4-5

Lost West Conf Semis

Term

Coach

Season

Playoffs

Championships

1990-91 to 1991-92

Mike Dunleavy

101- 63 (.616)

13-10

0 titles

Detail: 1990-91

58-24 (.707)

12-7

Lost NBA Finals

1991-92

43-39 (.524)

1-3

Lost West Conf 1st Rd

1992-93 to 1993-94

Randy Pfund

66-80 (.452)

2-3

0 titles

Detail: 1992-93

39-43 (.476)

2-3

Lost West Conf 1st Rd

1993-94

27-37 (.421)

-

(Replaced after 66 games in 1993-94 Season)

1993-94

Bill Bertka

1-1 (.500)

-

0 titles

Detail. 1993-94

1-1 (.500)

-

-

(Interim Head Coach for 2 games in 1993-94 Season)

1993-94

Magic Johnson

5-11 (.313)

-

0 titles

Detail. 1993-94

5-11 (.313)

-

DNQ

(Interim Head Coach for remaining 16 games
in 1993-94 Season)

1994-95 to 1999

Del Harris

224-116 (.659)

17-19

0 titles

Detail: 1994-95

48-34 (.585)

5-5

Lost West Conf Semis

1995-96

53-29 (.646)

1-3

Lost West Conf 1st Rd

1996-97

56-26 (.683)

4-5

Lost West Conf Semis

1997-98

61-21 (.744)

7-6

Lost West Conf Finals

1999

6-6 (.500)

-

(Fired after 12 games (6-6) of the
strike-shortened 1999, 50-game season)

1999

Bill Bertka

1-0 (1.00)

-

0 titles

1999

1-0 (1.00)

-

-

(Interim Head Coach for 1 game in 1999 season)

1999

Kurt Rambis

24-13 (.649)

3-5

0 titles

1999

24-13 (.649)

3-5

Lost West Conf Semis

(Interim Head Coach for final 37 games of
strike-shortened, 1999, 50-game season)

1999-00 to 2003-04

Phil Jackson

287-123 (.700)

64-28

3 Titles

Detail: 1999-00

67-15 (.817)

15-8

Won NBA Finals

2000-01

56-26 (.683)

15-1

Won NBA Finals

2001-02

58-24 (.707)

15-4

Won NBA Finals

2002-03

50-32 (.610)

6-6

Lost West Conf Semis

2003-04

56-26 (.683)

13-9

Lost NBA Finals

Term

Coach

Season

Playoffs

Championships

2004-05

Rudy Tomjanovich

24-19 (.558)

-

0 titles

Detail: 2004-05

24-19 (.558)

-

-

(Left after 43 games because of health issues)

2004-05

Frank Hamblen

10-29 (.256)

-

0 titles

Detail: 2004-05

10-29 (.256) *

-

DNQ

(Interim Head Coach for the final 39 games of the 2004-05)
* His record doesn't include 2 wins he coached
because Tomjanovich was still the official coach